Vietnam War and Desert Storm veteran Norb Strasser speaks with veterans and other seniors Friday at Wellington Place at Whiting Independent Retirement Living.

Written by

B.C. Kowalski
Journal staff

If you ask World War II veteran Eric Belke about World War II, he might not remember much at first.

But after a service at Wellington Place at Whiting Independent Retirement Living, the memories started flooding back.

Belke was one of several veterans honored at a special service at the nursing home Friday in honor of Veterans Day. Officials at Wellington Place said they want to make the event a yearly tradition to honor the increasing number of veterans in their homes. ...